Romania’s trade deficit for August widened from a year ago, data from the National Institute of Statistics showed Monday.
The trade balance increased to EUR 856.6 million from EUR 442.2 million in the same month last year. In July, the shortfall was EUR 637.2 million.
Exports rose 1.5 percent annually after a 5.6 percent jump in the previous month. Imports grew 10.9 percent year-on-year following a 7.2 percent climb in the previous month.
During the January to August period, the trade surplus grew to EUR 4.79 billion from EUR 3.82 billion a year ago. Exports rose 5.4 percent and imports increased 7.4 percent.
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